It's that time of year again, when my classes are coming to a crashing halt culminating in Final exams and Christmas break. My microbiology class has 8 chapters or so left to go, and 3 class sessions in which to try to delve into parts of them, and my anatomy class is right on schedule, like clockwork. Homework is pouring in, students are asking for 'extra credit opportunities' of which I have none, and labs are getting both interesting and complex to manage. I feel like I have no time.
John and I had a great time in California. My reunion was a little disappointing, though it really wasn't anyone's fault. Seeing the grandparents was nice, staying with Neal and Liz was wonderful, and we got to visit Dad and Ed as well. I got to take John to Stearn's Wharf in Santa Barbara, we skipped through Solvang, I showed him all the places I lived in Lompoc, and I got to guide him through the tidepools at Jalama Beach. We had burgers out there too. Jalama was decidedly the highlight of my trip, John even found some sand dollars. All our flights were on time, and we got a really cool rental car... a Honda Civic Hybrid, complete with GPS that talked to us. We only reserved a compact, so we were pretty excited! We'll have to go again and do more touristy activities next time. I want to take John to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, up to the redwoods, and he wants to go to the Winchester house in San Jose.
Cadaver Lab Details here:
This week we chiseled through the vertebral column to take out the spinal cord and we used a stryker saw on the cranium to take out the brain. I got to show my students where all of the cranial nerves go, some of them actually assisted with the dissection, and they are really doing a top notch job of finding the structures in the brain. Now that I have 3.5 brains in lab, I may not have to dissect the nervous system next year. I don't really enjoy the dissection of this part of the anatomy, though some of the students really get excited about having the opportunity to do it, which may keep me doing it each year. We will also be suturing up the back of the cadaver next week, I invited the surgical technology students to come on Wednesday, there is a ton of work to do. Then I get to start all over again on the front.
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Sounds like you had a good time in Cali overall! I would love to participate in a cranium/brain dissection! I hope you do have enough excited students to keep you doing it...that's what makes it fun!
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